Insect-catching glue



Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

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CARL THIEME, F ZEITZ, GERMANY.

INSECT-CATGHING GLUEL No Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL THIEME, a citizen of the German Republic, and a resident of Zeitz, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Insect- Ca-tching Glue, of which the following is a specification. p

The insect catching glue produced until now with resins, glycerines, unsaturated alipathic acids, turpentine and caoutchouc have the disadvantage, that the become hard within a short time and ose their adhesive properties.

It has been ascertained now by the use of halogenically substituted natural or synthetic caoutchouc the desired adhesive property can be obtained. The caoutchouc itself becomes inefiective ver quickly by oxydation, the chlorinated pro ucts however retain permanently their catching property.

The solution of chlorin-caoutchouc in nonvolatile solvents permanently retains a strong catching property andfurthermore is fully Waterproof and weatherproof. For

the production of catching glues, according to the present invention, a solution of chlorin-caoutchouc, preferably in chlorinated fat oils, or in other nonvolatile solvents,

as for instance chlorparaflins, slowly drying oils or resins are employed.

Example.

Two parts Hevea-caoutchouc are dis-' Application filed April 25, 1922. Serial No. 556,40.

solved in 40 parts carbon tetrachloride (CCL) and then chlorinated by slowly 85 introducing chlorin into said solution, until. the lather does not absorb any further chlorin.

100 parts cotton-oil are chlorinated it at 700 0., up to an increase of weight of 4 30% and to the product thus obtained the above-mentioned solution of chlorin-caoutchouc is added whereupon the carbon tetrachlorid is removed by evaporation.

J Having thus particularly described the nature of my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. Insect catching glue consisting of a solution of halogenically shbstitutedfcaoutchouc in a nonvolatile solvent having a molecular weight of at least 250 and boil- .ing at over 200C. a

2. Insect-catching glue consisting of a solution of halogenically substituted caoutchouc in chlorinated oil.

3. Insect-catching glue consisting of a solution of halogenically substitutedraoutchoucin chlorinated cotton oil.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' CAR-L THIEME. \Vitn'esses:

K. MIER,

O'rro 'Kmson. 

